Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the structure of nucleic acids?
- ANucleotides are joined together by phosphodiester linkage.
- BIn a $DNA$ molecule,the sugar moiety is $\beta-D-2-deoxyribose$.
- C$A$ unit formed by the attachment of a base to the $1'$ position of sugar is known as a nucleoside.
- D$RNA$ contains four bases: adenine,guanine,cytosine,and thymine.
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